Armed police descended on Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon following reports of a ‘firearm’
Armed police descended on a busy shopping centre following reports of a “firearm”.
Officers were called to Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon on Saturday afternoon. Essex Police said they searched the area and made an arrest at the site shortly after 2.50pm.
A teenage boy was found to be in possession of a BB gun. He has been released under investigation and referred to the Youth Offending Team, Essex Live reports. A BB gun is an air-powered rifle or pistol that fires small metallic pellets (BBs).
Eastgate Shopping Centre is located in Basildon town centre, close to a. number of popular stores such as Primark and Asda.